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ESCAMBIA COUNTY RABIES ALERT
Health department officials are urging Escambia County residents to avoid contact with wild and stray animals after a rabid cat attacked two people. The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County...
May 28, 2019
NORTHWEST FLORIDA WILDFIRE THREAT
The Florida's Forest Service says the lack of rain has significantly increased the potential for wildfires in northwest Florida. It's been nearly two weeks since the last appreciable rainfall hit much...
May 28, 2019
MILTON SAILOR KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
A 21-year-old sailor who served aboard the USS Alabama, an Ohio Class Nuclear submarine, has died after a motorcycle accident on April 30th. Nathan Castor’s father, Robert, said his son has been...
May 28, 2019
CRESTVIEW D-DAY COMMEMORATION
The city of Crestview plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The free observance is 4:30-8 p.m. June 6th at Warriors Hall, Whitehurst Municipal Building, 201 Stillwell Boulevard, in Crest...
May 28, 2019
REPRESENTATIVE HILL ABORTION BILL
Florida State Representative Mike Hill says he will sponsor a bill next year to ban nearly all abortions in the state. Speaking at a meeting of Women for Responsible Legislation at Pensacola City Hall...
May 24, 2019
U.S. SENATE DISASTER RELIEF BILL
The U.S. Senate has passed a 19 billion dollar disaster relief package to cover damage from hurricanes, midwestern states deluged with springtime floods, and fire-ravaged rural California. A spokesman...
May 24, 2019
2019 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTION
The Federal Climate Prediction Center has issued their forecast for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season. They expect this season – which runs between June 1st and November 30th – to be near...
May 24, 2019
OKALALOOSA COUNTY CHILD NEGLECT ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says a 34-year-old woman was arrested for leaving a child alone in a hot car while she shopped. Deputies say Brittney Foerster left a child under the age of six in...
May 24, 2019
PENSACOLA BEACH SNORKELING REEF
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a near-shore snorkeling reef off of Casino Beach with construction expected to start early next year. Robert Turpin, marine resource ...
May 22, 2019
OKALOOSA COUNTY FATAL SHOOTING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says a Fort Walton Beach teenager died after being shot in the chest Monday night. Deputies found 19-year-old Cordell Smart, on the ground beside a fence at 110 Oa...
May 22, 2019
